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Elwood Lui is a retired Associate Justice of the Second Appellate District Court of Appeal, Division Three in California. He was born in Los Angeles in 1941 and is the seventh child of immigrant parents from China. He attended public schools in Los Angeles, including Arlington Heights Grammar School, Mt. Vernon Junior High School (now Johnnie Cochran Middle School), and Los Angeles High School. He was a track athlete in high school and had a classmate, Dickran Tevrizian, who went on to become a United States District Court judge. Elwood Lui was also friends with Kathryn Todd, Doi Todd, who is now on the district's Court of Appeal, and Richard Maullin, who became Jerry Brown's energy secretary. Elwood Lui reflects on his public school education, which he believes molded his personality, philosophy in life, and ability to relate to others.
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Justice Elwood G. Lui was appointed by Governor Brown, Jr. in 1981 and confirmed by the Commission on Judicial Appointments in July 1981. He was then confirmed by the electorate in November 1982 and retired from the bench in October 1987. He had previously been a judge in the Superior Court and Municipal Court in Los Angeles County. He was a partner at Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue and a sole practitioner before that. He was also a Certified Public Accountant and a Deputy Attorney General. He was a member of the Board of Directors of the California Supreme Court Historical Society, the California Judges Association, the California Asian Judges Association, the California Judicial Council's Advisory Committee on Judicial Performance, the Los Angeles County Bar Association, the Chinese Lawyers Association, and the Board of Trustees of Southwestern University School of Law. He was also a lecturer, an adjunct professor, and a past president of the University of California (Los Angeles) School of Law Alumni Association. He had a J.D. from the University of California (Los Angeles) School of Law, an M.B.A. and a B.S. from the University of California (Los Angeles), and was a Certified Public Accountant. He was a Republican and enjoyed
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Elizabeth Baron was an Associate Justice on the California Court of Appeal in Los Angeles in Division Four of the Second Appellate District. She was born in New York City and raised in New York, New Jersey, Texas, and California. She went to Redondo High School, Santa Monica High School, and Handley High School in Texas. After high school, she worked as a model and went to the Pasadena Playhouse, which was considered the most prestigious drama school on the West Coast. After a year, she auditioned for Twentieth Century Fox Studios, but decided it wasn't for her due to the sexual harassment that was present. She then returned to modeling and was with the Mary Webb Davis Agency. She has since retired and writes books, writes horses, and goes to prison.
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Elizabeth A. Baron was a retired Associate Justice of the Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District, Division Four. She was nominated by Governor Wilson in 1996 and confirmed by the Commission on Judicial Appointments. She also served as a Justice pro tempore, Judge of the Superior Court, Commissioner of the Superior Court, Juvenile Court Referee, and as a private law practitioner. She was a member of various organizations and received awards for her contributions to judicial education. She also lectured and taught at various seminars and conferences.
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**In the Court of Appeal of the State of California, Fourth Appellate District, Division One** **Order of the Presiding Justice** **Miscellaneous Order No. 021811** **The Court:** In juvenile dependency appeals, the court reporter is directed to provide minor's counsel with the reporter's transcript of the superior court proceedings in computer-readable format. (See Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.130(f)(4).) This order is issued pursuant to California Rules of Court, rule 8.130(f)(4), which requires the court reporter to provide a computer-readable transcript of superior court proceedings in juvenile dependency appeals. This allows minor's counsel to easily access and review the transcript, which can be helpful in preparing for appellate arguments. The order is effective immediately.
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The Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District has guidelines for filing electronic documents in the court that a party wants to become part of the record on appeal. When filing a motion, application, or request, the party should submit documents as a separate .pdf file at the same time. Documents over 300 pages can be submitted electronically as long as the file size is 25 megabytes or smaller. If creating your own proof of service, include it as the last page of the filing, and file the Civil Case Information Statement after a docket number has been assigned.
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Justice Eileen C. Moore graduated from University of California Irvine in 1975 with a Bachelor of Arts degree, and she received her Juris Doctor from Pepperdine University School of Law in 1978. She was appointed to the Superior Court of California, County of Orange in 1989 and to the Fourth District Court of Appeal, Division Three in 2000. She has lectured extensively at education programs for lawyers and judges and has published numerous articles on a variety of legal issues. She has been honored with several awards for her work, including Distinguished Alumni of the Year by University of California Irvine, Alumnus of the Year by Pepperdine University School of Law, and Trial Judge of the Year by Orange County Women Lawyers. Justice Moore also chaired the Orange County Family Violence Council from 1996 to 2000 and was twice honored by the Orange County Board of Supervisors for her efforts.
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Edwin Fernando Beach was a retired associate justice of the Court of Appeal in California. He was appointed by Governor Reagan in 1973 and confirmed by the Commission on Judicial Appointments. He was also a judge of the Superior Court and Justice Court in Ventura County, and had a private law practice in Santa Paula. He was a member of the Rotary Club and various other organizations. He wrote a significant decision in 1986 ruling that adult patients of sound mind have the right to refuse medical treatment. He graduated from the University of Southern California Law School and was admitted to the California Bar in 1951. He was a Republican and a Methodist.
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Justice Edwin Beach was born in Lima, Peru in 1924 and moved to the United States in 1930 with his mother and sister. He served in the Army during World War II and then attended USC Law School. After graduating, he worked at Port Hueneme as a civilian employee while waiting for his bar results. He passed the bar in 1950, along with two other Ventura County residents, Nagao Fujita and Fred Ferro. He went on to become an Associate Justice of the Second District Court of Appeal, Division Two, and the presiding justice of that division.
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Retired Justice Ed Wallin grew up in Minnesota in a large family. His parents had skipped two grades in school and graduated in 1930 and 1931, respectively. He attended public school in Minneapolis and went on to college and law school at the University of Minnesota. During college, he was inspired by Hubert Humphrey's example of public service. He graduated from law school in 1967 and was offered a job at the Dorsey firm in Minneapolis. However, he was encouraged by a friend and a dean to interview with two California firms, and he accepted a job offer from Kindel & Anderson in Los Angeles. He has since become an expert in civil procedure.
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Justice Edward J. Wallin was appointed to a newly-created position by Governor Brown Jr. in 1982 and confirmed by the Commission on Judicial Appointments. He was later elected by the electorate in 1986 and 1998, and retired in 1999. He was also a judge on the Superior Court of Orange County from 1978-1982. He was a private lawyer, assistant U.S. Attorney, and a referee for the American Youth Soccer Organization. He was also a coach for Little League and Bobby Sox. He graduated from the University of Minnesota Law School in 1967 and was admitted to the California Bar in 1968.
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